Improvement in hemmer for sewing-machine



C. MOREHOUSE.

Hemmer for Sewing Machines. No. 101,147. Patented March 22, 1870 QWM INK/ENTER,

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CLARK MOREHOUSE, OF WAYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO SETH A. TOZER AND OSCAR N. CRANE, OF GANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent N0.101,147, dated March 22, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HEMMER FOR SEWING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLARK Moneuonsn, of Wayland, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Imprm'ements in Hem-Gauges for Sewing-"\Iaelrines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of an adjustable hemming-guide for sewing-machinesby the use of which ahein of any desired width may be made.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I

will now proceed to describe its construction and operation,rcferring to the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the entire attachment, and

'Figure 2 is a perspective view of the sliding bar.

A represents the bed-piece, at one end of which the hemmert-plate B is attached.

At this end is a hole, a, through which a screw is passed to secure "the device to the sewing-machine.

At the loose end of the hemmer-plate B is the trum- 7 pet or edge-turner O, which, at its larger end, is pro-- vided with a'turned-up projection, b, and at its smaller end with a vertical rod, 0, as seen in fig. 1.

The hemmer-plate B is slotted longitudinally, and in this slot is placed the sliding bar D, which is turned up at its rear end, and at its front end provided with the cross-plate E, which forms the guide to make the hem of any width desired.

Atone end of the guide E is a raised projection, d, which extends upward close to the edge of the hemuier-plate B, said edge of the henuner-plate being graduated, so that the guide can readily be set for an y width of hem desired.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The attached stationary plates A B, the plate B being slotted and graduated, as shown, and provided with the hemming-scroll O and projecting pin 0, and the sliding gauge-plate E B having the pointer 11, all being constructed and arranged, as shown, to form hems of difi'erent widths.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I aflix my signature in presence of two witllP-SSES.

CLARK MOREHOUSE.

\Vitnesses:

A. B. GARDNER, H. S. PERRY. 

